Doing Good, No Matter What

by | Nov 29, 2008 | Devotions

Psalm 41:1 – 3 1Blessed is the one who considers the poor! In the day of trouble the LORD delivers him; 2the LORD protects him and keeps him alive; he is called blessed in the land; you do not give him up to the will of his enemies. 3The LORD sustains him on his...

Hypocrisy

by | Nov 28, 2008 | Devotions

Acts 22:17-21 17 “When I had returned to Jerusalem and was praying in the temple, I fell into a trance 18and saw him saying to me, ‘Make haste and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not accept your testimony about me.’ 19And I said,...

How Long O Lord?

by | Nov 27, 2008 | Devotions

Psalm 35:17 17How long, O Lord, will you look on? Rescue me from their destruction, my precious life from the lions! Verse 17 – “How long O Lord will you look on?” It would be a mistake for us to assume that in David’s day, God always came...

Oppressing the Poor

by | Nov 26, 2008 | Devotions

Psalm 35:9-10 9 Then my soul will rejoice in the LORD, exulting in his salvation. 10 All my bones shall say, “O LORD, who is like you, delivering the poor from him who is too strong for him, the poor and needy from him who robs him?” God delivers the poor...

When the Going Gets Tough

by | Nov 25, 2008 | Devotions

Psalm 35 1Contend, O LORD, with those who contend with me; fight against those who fight against me! 2Take hold of shield and buckler and rise for my help! 3Draw the spear and javelin against my pursuers! Say to my soul, “I am your salvation!” The true...